Players jump into Disney's new Infinity game

A guest plays as Captain Jack Sparrow in the soon-to-be-released Disney Infinity video game for the Nintendo Wii U during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. Players place a toy version of a Disney character onto a device called the Disney Infinity Base (seen at right) which is connected to their video game console and allows them to become that character in the video game. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Nintendo Wii U controllers in hand, players locked plastic figurines of Disney characters, such as Captain Jack Sparrow, onto a pad wired into the gaming consol and watched as virtual versions of the characters sprang to life on television screens.

"I liked the fact that you can just enter into the movie," said Jack Cummings, 21 of Anaheim. "It's what I always wanted to do as a kid, and now you can do it right here with this game."

Disney employees stood by and helped the players as they explored a character's world – or a world of the player's own design – for about 10 minutes during the promotional event.

"You just kind of jump in there, and it's anything you want it to be," said Zachary Reeves, a Disney Interactive Studios Inc., employee who demonstrated the gaming system and fielded users' questions during the event.

The Downtown Disney stop was the first on Disney's multicity "Summer of Endless Fun" tour to promote the entertainment giant's most ambitious gaming project to date.

The tour offers fans an opportunity to try out – and preorder – Disney Infinity before its Aug. 18 launch. Infinity works with a variety of game systems, including Xbox 360, Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 3, and the starter kit costs about $75.

Other players praised various aspects of the game. None said they were disappointed.

"I liked that you can jump and do whatever you want to do," said Alex Sypowicz, 8, of Eastvale, a suburb north of Corona.

For Karey Kusuhara, 54, of Northridge, the coolest part about the game was the freedom to create.

"To me the whole attraction is that you can keep adding and manipulating and putting your character in different situations," Kusuhara said.

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A guest plays as Captain Jack Sparrow in the soon-to-be-released Disney Infinity video game for the Nintendo Wii U during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. Players place a toy version of a Disney character onto a device called the Disney Infinity Base (seen at right) which is connected to their video game console and allows them to become that character in the video game. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Allison Simmons, left, wears her Minnie Mouse hat while playing a demo version of the upcoming Disney Infinity video game during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. Simmons was playing as the character Dash from the movie The Incredibles. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Jai Balgermino tries his hand at the Nintendo Wii U demo version of the upcoming Disney Infinity video game during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. The game will also be available for the Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS for $74.99 on August 18th. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Visitors wait in line over an hour to play a demo version of the upcoming Disney Infinity video game during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. Disney Interactive is embarking on a multi-city “Summer of Endless Fun” tour before the game is released on Aug. 18. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A box sits on display for the soon-to-be-released Disney Infinity video game during a sneak peek event at Downtown Disney. The game will be available for the Wii U, Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo 3DS for $74.99 on August 18th. Additional characters are purchsed separately. EUGENE GARCIA, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

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